Home Depot, however, had the opposite reaction to Hurricane
Matthew. According to the company's quarterly earnings call
Hurricane Matthew — which brought damage and flooding to Florida,
Georgia, and the Carolinas — actually was a huge benefit to the
company's performance in the third quarter.

"As [CEO] Craig [Menear] mentioned our vendor partners, supply
chains, and supply teams rallied to support our customers
impacted by Hurricane Matthew and the flooding in Louisiana,"
said Ted Decker, executive vice president for merchandising
at Home Depot.

"Through strong collaboration, we were able to get products to
our communities in their time of need. We estimate the impact of
storm-related sales to be approximately $100 million."